New Queen... QFTD71

I made this card for the Queen this week on Splitcoast. I'd love to have you come visit this challenge that I host and come play along. You can find it here.



I used the color challenge Island Indigo (new In Color), Daffodil Delight and Cajun Craze (I didn't have Tangerine Tango). I must say I'm having a lot of fun with the New In Colors and I think Island Indigo might be my favorite.

I used the triple punch blossom bouquet and also boho blossoms to layer with and I scrunched them up for some more dimension.

French Foliage with a sketch

This is my first time using French Foliage. What a great and versatile set! I used today's sketch at Splitcoast and made this really clean & simple.

I embellished with houndsooth embossing, twine and an antique brad.

New Queen... QFTD70

Here are my two cards for this week's Queen. You can come play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge on Splitcoast.


I got to play with some BLUES here. The new Pool Party and Island Indigo paired with Not Quite Navy, crumb cake and ivory. I think I have a new favorite color! I just love that Island Indigo! And it looks so great with Pool Party!

For this card I used the Christmas set "Gift of Christmas".




I loved Julia's original card making use of patterned papers. I really didn't change her design much at all. I got to show off some fabulous patterned paper and it really doesn't even use up much paper at all.

I used two retired sets "Four Square" and "So Many Sayings".

Operation Christmas Child - 3

Here are my finds for Operation Christmas Child this time.

If you want to find out more about Operation Christmas Child by Samaritan's Purse you can find it here.

I would like to make 15 shoeboxes this year. I have been buying things here and there throughout the year. These shirts were only $3 or $4 each.
I also found stencils which I thought could be a fun thing for them.



Boy shirts in 3 different sizes for 3 different age groups.



Girl shirts in 3 different sizes for 3 different age groups.

Wisteria Wonder for baby

I finally have my new In Colors and have been able to start playing with them. I thought "Wisteria Wonder" (aka light purple) would be great for a baby girl card. I paired it with Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, So Saffron and white.



I used some retired stamp sets: Bundle of Joy and Occasional Quotes.
Used my new embossing folder Houndsooth. I embellished with crimping, white twine and a button!

new stuff for Christmas

Yipee. So excited about new catalogue stuff!
I got the set "Beautiful Season". Isn't it beautiful!!
Other new stuff - houndsooth embossing folder and black scallop dots ribbon (the other side of the ribbon does not have dots)



I also got all the new colors. I'm so excited. For this card I thought I'd try Calypso Coral with Cherry Cobbler, black and white.

The bird is colored, cut out and popped up. I sponged the edges with cherry cobbler.

New Queen... QFTD69

Here are my two cards for this week's Queen...
You can play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge here.




For this card I used the color challenge - baja breeze, not quite navy and cherry cobbler. What stunning colors!!!

I used the sketch from Inkspirations.



I embossed the trees in white and also sponged and embossed around it. I used the sets "Season of Joy" and "Short & Sweet"

Baby Boy card -with retired stuff

Here's a fun sketch on the Clean & Simple challenge today. I thought it would make a great baby card. My friend requested some baby and wedding cards and I really don't have any in my stash so I needed to make some.



I used retired sets "Well Scripted" and "Sprinkles"
The scallops I made by punching out circles and layering them.

New Queen... QFTD68

Our new Queen is crowned. Queen for the Day #68. You can play along with the challenge here on Splitcoast Stampers.

Here are my two cards for Queen Roxie...




Both cards are using the set "Fifth Ave Floral".

New Queen... QFTD67

There's a New Queen around. You can come check it out and play along on Splitcoast Stampers here

My cards for Queen Nancy...

New Queen.... QFTD66

My cards for today's Queen - Marie (aka momof5sons). You can check out the Queen for the Day challenge here and play along!

some Stampin' Up! reminders

Just in case you're in the Red Deer area and are interested in Stampin' Up!

You can check out my website (http://trishg.stampinup.net) for any of these details, or contact me for more information...

On Wednesday July 6th I'm hosting the BIGGEST Stampin Party of the Summer!
Come to make cards and eat some great snacks and have a lot of fun!

Cost $10
Bring a friend and YOU AND YOUR FRIEND get to come for HALF PRICE!!!!

We'll be making cards.
I'm going to be having a "garage sale" of some of my stuff - so come to get a great deal!
The NEW CATALOGUE will be available and you can order from it if you wish.


Keep in mind - Stampin' Up! is retiring product till the end of June to make space for their new products. If you want to order anything before it's gone, now is the time! You can order from my website or contact me.


In the FALL I will be starting up a new monthly club for people interested in making their products more VERSATILE. It'll be a LOT of FUN! Contact me for more information!

Second Christmas set

I made another set of Christmas cards. This time with Dasher!

I used the layout from Clean & Simple Stamping - Fall-to-Layout 145

The colors on 2 of the cards are from Inkspirations - 74 - Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and White






These cards will be for sale if you want them, or you can order any other cards.

card for a friend

This card is for my friend Wanda! Today's challenge on Splitcoast was to be inspired by the gallery of an on-line friend. This is Wanda's card. Let me tell you the story about Wanda...

When I lived way up in Northern Alberta I participated in a swap in which Wanda was a part! Later she contacted me to buy supplies because she noticed I was a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. The really cool part was that she lived in Alberta too! A few months later we actually moved 10 hours South (still in Alberta). I knew that Wanda lived less than 30 min from where we were moving so it was exciting to have a REAL life person that I knew before we moved (because I didn't know anyone else here). We got to meet and have gotten together a few times to make cards! Thanks Wanda, for making my move a lot easier. You are such a sweet person and I always enjoy spending time with you.



The challenge the other day was to use VELLUM (which I often forget about) so I included 2 vellum butterflies on my card (can you see them?) I also wanted to use my new blossom bouquet punch.

Other details: Beatiful Wings embosslit, pretty in pink ribbon, 2 rows of piercing, brads, embossed background, clear rhinestones and 2 scallop edges.

New Queen... QFTD65

Here are my 2 cards for the new Queen this week.
You can play along at Splitcoast Stampers every week!



This first card uses Embossing, Emboss resist technique and sponging. First I stamped the images and embossed with black. Then I used a white crayon to draw on some areas. I sponged different colors on the image, then carefully wiped so that the ink would come off the crayon parts.



This card uses the color combination on Splitcoast - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla. I used the negative image of the leaves and embossed it! Love how it turned out!